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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc



 
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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:19 am   A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc
 

--Tom isn't so strong as he _____, is he?
--Yes. he is _____ his brothers.
A. thinks; no stronger than
B. expects; as strong as
C. appears; stronger than
D. looks; the strongest of

I feel the answer is C, but I'm not too sure.

He appears strong./ He looks strong
They all sound natural to me.

Thanks in advance.
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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:32 am   A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc
 

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No. (1) Tom's concept of his own strength is greater than reality; and (2) the second speaker agrees with the first speaker. Therefore, the answer is A.
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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:15 am   A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc
 

Thank you, Mister Micawber
Yes, I come to realize that no stronger than here means Tom and all his brothers are weak equally, so A fits.

Please let me ask a further question:
No stronger than seems to me a negative expression, would it be consistent with Yes?
I was taught
Yes + confirmative sentence
No + negative sentence

Maybe I have thought astray, hope you can help me out.
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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:45 am   A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc
 

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I agree that the 'Yes' is unexpected-- I did consider the possibility that this was written by a non-native speaker. I don't think it affects the outcome of our analysis, though.
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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:14 am   A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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I agree that the 'Yes' is unexpected-- I did consider the possibility that this was written by a non-native speaker. I don't think it affects the outcome of our analysis, though.
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Hi, Mister Micawber

Maybe, the second speaker answering "yes" actually answered the "unasked", but implied question "do you agree with me ?". (So, the full vertion "Yes, I do", not "Yes, he is not")

Or on the second thought, the answer "B" appears to be more logical:

Tom isn't so strong as he expects (he is), is he?(like I dont believe he is very strong, but have a little shade of doubt in my mind)
--Yes. he is as strong as his brothers. (like he disagrees with me and tells me that he is as cool as his brother)

(like Tom thinks his strength is "tremendous". But it is a well-known fact that his brother is a very strong person, so the second speaker, disagreeing, compares Tom's strength to his Brother's)
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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc #6 (permalink) Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:45 am   A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc
 

Thank you both!
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A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc #7 (permalink) Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:14 am   A question containing appear/ look and no...than, etc
 

Hi,

BTW, I asked a friend of mine who happens to be a native English speaker, and he was like "they all four seem to be ok... I wouldnt wink if one said one of them". But he agreed with MM about "Yes/No" in answer "A"
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